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Procricketgear.com supplies all types of cricket equipments

Cricket is a game of bat and ball. The modern cricket player has a lot of protective wear, apart from clothing. You can find pads, gloves and protective guards etc. Depending on the specialty of the player (batting/bowling/wicket keeping), the emphasis on equipment may be different. Procricketgear.com has an online store and it sells all the cricket equipments. Let’s discuss about cricket bat and ball in this issue.

Cricket bat:
Cricket bats are either made up of Kashmir or English willow and consist of the blade and a long sturdy handle. Generally blade is flat on one side and slightly rounded on the other. Procricketgear sells three types of cricket bats – Club, Professional and Tennis cricket bats. Club cricket bats are made up of Kashmir willow which is best suited for semi-professional players. Professional cricket bat is best suited for club usage or individual practice and made up of high quality English Willow. Tennis cricket bats are suitable for kids as it can bat any tennis cricket ball.

cricket ball: Cricket balls are made with a cork base that is wrapped in twine and covered with thick, red or white leather. Ball must have a circumference of 8.81 to 9 inches. Proboxing gear supplies different types of cricket balls.

Club cricket balls are handcrafted and made up of leather material. The traditional color of the cricket ball that is used for most daytime and two-day matches is red. In most of the professional matches like one day international, T20 and Test cricket series, red color ball is used. This ball is used for professional and semi-professional play. Its layers are of top quality cork and wound under tension with 100% wool.

Indoor cricket ball is a leather cricket ball with a yellow cover, hollow center, making it softer than outdoor cricket balls. This cricket ball is designed for hi-visibility indoors with traditional seam around the circumference.

Rubber balls are constructed in multiple parts which are then attached to each other. These parts are most commonly created in rubber molds. This ball is perfect for indoor and outdoor cricket matches. Even in wet conditions you can play with this ball as it is weather proof. It will never damage your cricket bat.

Soft balls are much softer than normal cricket balls. As it is very soft, a batsman does not have to wear leg-pads and helmet while playing cricket. Being made up of soft poly material it is perfect for any indoor cricket game.

Supreme county cricket ball is meant for professional players. This ball is hand stitched and made up of top quality alum tanned leather. Natural cork center wrapped with quality 6/7 layers wool.

Tennis ball cricket uses a tennis ball instead of the standard leather cricket ball. In tennis ball cricket a batsmen need not wear protective gear. It is an excellent ball for any indoor or outdoor play.